Matt Ryan had the best defensive rating in the 2024 playoffs, with a 74.7 rating.

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best NBA defensive rating by a player 2024 playoffs

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	74.7	2023-24	NOP	1	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	+2
2	Thanasis Antetokounmpo T. Antetokounmpo	89.7	2023-24	MIL	2	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	+2
3	Moritz Wagner M. Wagner	96.8	2023-24	ORL	7	15.0	6.3	4.4	0.3	0.9	0.4	2.3	5.1	44.4	0.3	1.3	22.2	1.4	2.4	58.8	50.6	1.6	2.9	1.1	105	44	31	2	6	3	8	21	+34
4	Anthony Black A. Black	97.9	2023-24	ORL	2	5.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	3.5	42.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		42.9	0.5	0.5	0.5	11	6	2	2	1	0	1	1	-8
5	Jonathan Isaac J. Isaac	98.3	2023-24	ORL	7	21.0	6.3	4.9	0.4	0.7	1.3	2.3	5.6	41.0	1.4	3.9	37.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	55.2	1.4	3.4	0.6	147	44	34	3	5	9	4	7	+6
6	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	100.9	2023-24	ORL	7	26.4	7.6	6.3	1.3	0.7	0.6	2.7	6.7	40.4	1.0	3.6	28.0	1.1	1.6	72.7	51.1	1.3	5.0	0.7	185	53	44	9	5	4	5	20	+22
7	Joe Ingles J. Ingles	101.4	2023-24	ORL	7	9.7	1.6	1.9	1.7	0.4	0.0	0.6	1.7	33.3	0.3	1.0	28.6	0.1	0.3	50.0	42.7	0.3	1.6	0.0	68	11	13	12	3	0	0	3	+15
8	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	101.5	2023-24	ORL	7	37.4	27.0	8.6	4.0	1.1	0.6	9.7	21.3	45.6	2.3	5.7	40.0	5.3	7.0	75.5	55.4	2.0	6.6	4.6	262	189	60	28	8	4	32	14	+20
9	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	101.8	2023-24	DEN	2	6.5	2.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	69.4	0.5	1.0	0.0	13	4	3	0	1	1	0	4	-20
10	Cole Anthony C. Anthony	102.0	2023-24	ORL	7	14.7	5.1	2.1	1.3	0.6	0.1	1.9	5.9	31.7	0.3	1.9	15.4	1.1	1.3	88.9	40.0	0.3	1.9	0.7	103	36	15	9	4	1	5	16	+13
11	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	102.1	2023-24	ORL	7	37.0	18.9	6.9	4.4	0.7	1.3	6.0	14.7	40.8	1.3	4.9	26.5	5.6	6.3	88.6	53.9	1.4	5.4	1.3	259	132	48	31	5	9	9	20	+30
12	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	102.3	2023-24	OKC	7	6.6	0.0	1.9	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.1	1.7	0.0	46	0	13	3	1	1	0	2	+16
13	Jalen Suggs J. Suggs	102.4	2023-24	ORL	7	33.1	14.7	5.1	3.3	1.3	0.4	4.7	11.7	40.2	2.0	6.9	29.2	3.3	4.3	76.7	54.1	1.6	3.6	2.9	232	103	36	23	9	3	20	18	+26
14	Jaylin Williams J. Williams	102.5	2023-24	OKC	10	12.7	4.4	3.2	1.5	0.4	0.3	1.6	3.3	48.5	0.9	2.2	40.9	0.3	0.4	75.0	63.3	0.4	2.8	0.3	127	44	32	15	4	3	3	11	-29
15	Gary Harris G. Harris	103.1	2023-24	ORL	6	26.5	4.2	2.0	0.7	1.2	0.5	1.3	4.7	28.6	1.2	3.7	31.8	0.3	0.3	100.0	43.3	0.8	1.2	0.3	159	25	12	4	7	3	2	18	+2
16	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	103.1	2023-24	OKC	10	34.5	15.6	7.2	2.1	0.7	2.5	5.9	11.9	49.6	1.3	5.0	26.0	2.5	3.3	75.8	58.4	1.4	5.8	1.9	345	156	72	21	7	25	19	26	+75
17	Oshae Brissett O. Brissett	103.2	2023-24	BOS	10	5.5	1.6	1.4	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.1	54.5	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	62.7	0.3	1.1	0.1	55	16	14	0	3	2	1	2	+10
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	103.6	2023-24	OKC	10	39.9	30.2	7.2	6.4	1.3	1.7	11.1	22.4	49.6	1.6	3.7	43.2	6.4	8.1	79.0	58.2	0.8	6.4	2.2	399	302	72	64	13	17	22	31	+56
19	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	103.6	2023-24	CLE	4	31.8	17.0	13.8	1.3	1.3	1.0	6.3	9.3	67.6	0.0	0.0		4.5	6.5	69.2	70.2	3.8	10.0	1.3	127	68	55	5	5	4	5	8	-8
20	Kenrich Williams K. Williams	103.8	2023-24	OKC	7	4.6	0.6	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.1	25.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		25.0	0.1	1.0	0.0	32	4	8	3	1	0	0	3	-6
21	Jalen Williams J. Williams	104.4	2023-24	OKC	10	37.7	18.7	6.8	5.4	1.7	0.5	7.5	16.0	46.9	1.5	3.9	38.5	2.2	2.7	81.5	54.4	1.3	5.5	1.9	377	187	68	54	17	5	19	21	+66
22	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	104.6	2023-24	BOS	7	23.6	12.3	4.4	1.1	0.7	1.6	4.0	8.6	46.7	1.4	4.1	34.5	2.9	3.1	90.9	61.7	0.6	3.9	0.7	165	86	31	8	5	11	5	15	+39
23	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	104.7	2023-24	NOP	3	5.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	2.0	33.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	17	4	2	0	2	0	1	0	-13
24	Aaron Wiggins A. Wiggins	104.9	2023-24	OKC	10	15.7	6.2	3.2	1.0	0.6	0.3	2.3	4.7	48.9	0.6	2.0	30.0	1.0	1.1	90.9	59.8	0.9	2.3	0.9	157	62	32	10	6	3	9	8	+22
25	Xavier Tillman X. Tillman	105.2	2023-24	BOS	8	8.6	1.5	1.8	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.0	62.5	0.1	0.1	100.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	71.1	0.5	1.3	0.4	69	12	14	3	3	3	3	7	+22

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NETRTG

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34.4

26th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Grizzlies	23	37	.383	23.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.0
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	29.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	NOP	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NOP	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	WAS	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Wed 3/11	TOR	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 3/13	NOP	@	HOU	8:00 PM

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110

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37 - 24

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.4

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31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

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RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.3

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9.9

Cunningham

8.6

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

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TS% Leaders

67.6

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67.5

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67.1

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118.6

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NetRtg Rankings

11.2

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6.4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,956.4

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,752.1

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,983.3

Maxey

2,927

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USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

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1.59

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1.53

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1.91

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40-22

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36-25

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35-26

33-27-1

Worst Record ATS

24-39

26-36

25-34-1

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27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	33	28	.541	12.5
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	31	31	.500	15.0
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	30.5

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1	Thunder	48	15	.762
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.5
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.5
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.0
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.0
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	37	.383	23.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.0
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	29.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 1/29	LAC	@	DEN	109-122
Thu 1/29	BKN	@	UTA	109-99
Thu 1/29	DET	@	GSW	131-124
Fri 1/30	SAS	@	CHA	106-111
Fri 1/30	ATL	@	IND	124-129

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/4	OKC	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 3/4	CHA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	UTA	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	POR	@	MEM	8:00 PM
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